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Images in Asian religions : texts and contexts /
This collection offers a challenge to any simple understanding of the role of images by looking at aspects of the reception of image worship that have only begun to be studied, including the many hesitations that Asian religious traditions expressed about image worship. Written by eminent scholars o...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Vancouver :
UBC Press,
©2004.
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| Series: | Asian religions and society series.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This collection offers a challenge to any simple understanding of the role of images by looking at aspects of the reception of image worship that have only begun to be studied, including the many hesitations that Asian religious traditions expressed about image worship. Written by eminent scholars of anthropology, art history, and religion with interests in different regions (India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia), this volume takes a fresh look at the many ways in which images were defined and received in Asian religions. Buddha Dharma Kyokai Foundation Book on Buddhism and Comparative Religion. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 382 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780774851107 0774851104 1283131072 9781283131070 9786613131072 6613131075 |